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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the automatic enrollment of certain women in the |
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demonstration project for women's health care services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.0248, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (a), (g), and (i) and adding |
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Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to read as follows: |
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(a) The department shall operate [establish] a [five-year] |
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demonstration project through the medical assistance program to |
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expand access to preventive health and family planning services for |
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women. A woman eligible [under Subsection (b)] to participate in |
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the demonstration project may receive appropriate preventive |
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health and family planning services, including: |
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(1) medical history recording and evaluation; |
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(2) physical examinations; |
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(3) health screenings, including screening for: |
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(A) diabetes; |
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(B) cervical cancer; |
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(C) breast cancer; |
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(D) sexually transmitted diseases; |
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(E) hypertension; |
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(F) cholesterol; and |
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(G) tuberculosis; |
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(4) counseling and education on contraceptive methods |
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emphasizing the health benefits of abstinence from sexual activity |
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to recipients who are not married, except for counseling and |
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education regarding emergency contraception; |
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(5) provision of contraceptives, except for the |
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provision of emergency contraception; |
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(6) risk assessment; and |
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(7) referral of medical problems to appropriate |
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providers that are entities or organizations that do not perform or |
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promote elective abortions or contract or affiliate with entities |
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that perform or promote elective abortions. |
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(b-1) On the 61st day after the date a woman who received |
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benefits through the medical assistance program during her |
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pregnancy gives birth, the department shall automatically enroll |
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the woman in the demonstration project for a period of 10 months if |
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she is otherwise eligible to participate in the project. |
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(b-2) The department shall modify any applicable |
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administrative procedures to ensure that a woman described by |
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Subsection (b-1) maintains continuous eligibility for any services |
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provided by both the medical assistance program and the |
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demonstration project during the transition from participation in |
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the medical assistance program to participation in the |
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demonstration project. |
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(g) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, |
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the department shall submit a report to the legislature regarding |
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the department's operation of [progress in establishing and
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operating] the demonstration project. |
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(i) This section expires September 1, 2021 [2011]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a person who receives medical assistance under Chapter 32, Human |
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Resources Code, on or after the effective date of this Act, |
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regardless of the date on which eligibility for the medical |
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assistance was determined. |
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SECTION 3. If before implementing Section 32.0248, Human |
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Resources Code, as amended by this Act, a state agency determines |
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that an amendment to the existing waiver or other authorization is |
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necessary to extend the operation of the demonstration project for |
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women's health care services under that section as amended, the |
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agency affected by the provision shall request the amendment to the |
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waiver or other authorization and may delay implementing that |
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section until the amendment or other authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect August 31, 2011. |